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CHOPPED CHAMPIONS WITH LIFE LESSONS

Chopped champions get crowned at the end of the Chopped show on Food Channel. It’s a cooking competition that begins with four people working with strange food selections. One contestant is chopped after the first course, then one after the main dish, the last after dessert. Everyone finishes on time and no one stabs the […]

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION USES GOOD MANNERS

Manners matter, good manners, if your aim is for effective communication. Steady eye contact and active listening nods and acknowledgment are part of the deal, but don’t stare unblinking like a psycho. Also, “Yup, yup, yup,” and “okay, okay, okay,” are not examples of active listening. Unless you do it ironically, but only if you’re […]

RESPECT MATTERS MORE TODAY? HERE’S WHY

When self respect seems like a forgone conclusion, there’s trouble. “Self respect? Of course I’ve got it, why wouldn’t I?” Here’s the key: If you don’t have respect for others, how can you respect yourself? While you’re thinking about a clever excuse of an answer, let’s keep it simple: You can’t respect yourself if you […]

PROPER ETIQUETTE FOR NORMAL LIFE

Proper etiquette is a good habit, not a sign of weakness. We say please and thank you and you’re welcome. Gym etiquette? Same. But not everyone gets it. The job for us as citizens has a short list of requirements, starting with working it out instead of fighting it out. Jacked up gym rats are […]

HELPING OTHERS LEARN HOW TO HELP OTHERS

Helping others seems like the shortened version of the Golden Rule. Boomers remember the Golden Rule after the Grandma squad drilled it in. Millennials might be a little foggy on it since their parents didn’t take them to church, quote Bible verses, or give them the gift of spending a week with a great-Grandma. Here […]

FRIGHTENED MAN: WHAT SCARES THEM THE MOST

One thing about frightened man is they make lots of noise. They’re loud, yet never ask, “Can you hear me?” Instead, they keep the volume turned to eleven. How can you tell, besides the noise, if a frightened man is also nutty as hell?

GRACELESS BEHAVIOR: APOLOGIZING FOR MALE PATTERN RUDENESS

What better example of graceless behavior than an old man stealing a seat from women? Yes, it’s a small thing, but still a symptom of a greater ill. Graceless behavior is not about equal rights.

WHAT CITY FOLK FAIL TO NOTICE

When city folk, important people doing important things, step outside their comfort zone, they too often neglect the effort it takes to receive them. Isn’t it the same with you? If you want to see something, you make an effort to get there. It’s more than sitting at a desk, then sitting in a car, […]

BOOMER TRAFFIC SCHOOL

INSPIRED BY When you move to the suburbs, remember this: You’re not the first. You’ll find long-term residents in your new town whose parents and grandparents all went to the schools your kids will attend. They’re not used to new people. When you tell them you moved from Portland’s inner-eastside, they’ll look at you like […]

CHOPPED CHAMPIONS WITH LIFE LESSONS

FINISHING SCHOOL FOR THE UNFINISHED

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION USES GOOD MANNERS

RESPECT MATTERS MORE TODAY? HERE’S WHY

PROPER ETIQUETTE FOR NORMAL LIFE

HELPING OTHERS LEARN HOW TO HELP OTHERS

FRIGHTENED MAN: WHAT SCARES THEM THE MOST

GRACELESS BEHAVIOR: APOLOGIZING FOR MALE PATTERN RUDENESS

WHAT CITY FOLK FAIL TO NOTICE

BOOMER TRAFFIC SCHOOL

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